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We think it’s important that all employers are aware of recent changes to flexible work legislation that have been introduced by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) for all employees covered by a Modern Award, who are not casuals, and have been in employment for 12 months and they: Are the parent, or have responsibility for […]

Changes to Victoria Long Service Leave-effective November 1st There will be substantial changes to long service leave in Victoria due to the New Long Service Act 2018 coming into effect on 1st of November and it’s important for Victoria businesses to be ready (and businesses based outside Victoria, but that have employees working within Victoria). […]

A recent decision has been made by the Fair Work Commission (effective 1st October 2018) to include a casual employee conversion clause in 85 Modern Awards. Casuals, covered by those awards, have the right to request for their employer to convert their casual employment to permanent employment, if they have been undertaking a regular and […]

By Paul Ackerman Following a recent decision by the Fair Work Commission, Modern Awards have been  amended effective August 2018 to give employees access to five days of unpaid family and domestic violence leave each year. This followed a campaign run by the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and supported by the 2015 Australian of […]

Does this Impact Your Business?  The Fair Work Commission has handed down its annual wage review decision delivering a 3.5% increase to both the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for all Modern Awards. The increases will come into effect from 1 July 2018.  The Detail Today’s decision increases the national minimum wage by 3.5%. The new national […]

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that all Australian employees covered by modern awards will be entitled to five days of unpaid leave if they are affected by family or domestic violence.  Click Here for complete SmartCompany article of 27 March 2018  

Get set for a 3.3% increase to base rates of pay The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.3% increase to minimum wages following its 2017 Annual Wage Review. The increase will apply to base rates of pay from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2017. The new national minimum […]

Wednesday, February 08, 2017, 2:30pm Employers will no longer have a mandatory role as “paymasters” in the national paid parental leave scheme, while the maximum government payment will increase to 20 weeks, under legislation introduced into Federal Parliament today. The Turnbull Government is seeking crossbench support in the Senate (see Related Article) for the revised […]

    Most modern awards have been varied to incorporate changes to the way annual leave can be managed in the workplace. There are changes to rules for: cashing out annual leave taking annual leave in advance managing excessive annual leave balances payment of annual leave. Click Here for FWA August 2016 update  

Published by Sydney Morning Herald, 4 August 2016 Under the changes, workers will only be able to cash out two weeks of annual leave every 12 months. Employers will also receive greater powers to force staff who have excessive leave balances to take paid leave. The new clauses affect nearly 2 million Australians covered by modern awards – the […]